Sokoleč is a municipality and village in Nymburk District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.
Sokoleč | |
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 Main road in Sokoleč | |
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  Sokoleč Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°5′55″N 15°6′25″E / 50.09861°N 15.10694°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Nymburk |
| First mentioned | 1332 |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,121 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 290 01 |
| Website | www |
Etymology
editThe initial name of the village was Sokolčí. The name was derived from the word sokolník, i.e. 'falconer'.[2]
Geography
editSokoleč is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Nymburk and 40 km (25 mi) east of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape of the Central Elbe Table.
History
editThe first written mention of Sokoleč is from 1332.[3]
Demographics
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Transport
editThere are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. The village lies entirely within the Velim railway test circuit.
Sights
editThere are no protected cultural monuments in the municipality.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1957). Místní jména v Čechách IV: S–Ž (in Czech). p. 131.
- ^ "Historie obce Sokoleč" (in Czech). Obec Sokoleč. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Sokoleč". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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